What principle holds that the U.S. Constitution and all valid federal laws and treaties are superior to conflicting provisions of state constitutions and laws?

The main purpose of standing committees is:

A. to work out compromises between House and Senate versions of bills. B. to carry on business between legislative sessions. C. to centralize influence in the legislature. D. to provide a division of labor for evaluating proposals and overseeing agencies.

James Bryce believed that the Constitution was a fine example of ________

a. mass democracy at work b. development of an oligarchical system of government c. an incrementally improved system not far removed from the Magna Carta d. a governing system that encouraged the proliferation of political parties e. a confederation system of states sharing power